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Analysis, Business, Culture, Human Behavior, Latest Trend

Women held back from advancement in the workplace by colleagues’ wives

May 17, 2012

Only 28% of men, compared with 49% of women, see gender bias as still prevalent in the workplace.

There hasn’t been much progress for women seeking top leadership roles in the workplace in the past decade. The percentages of women running large companies, or serving as managing partners of their law firms, or sitting on corporate boards have barely budged even though female graduates continue to pour out of colleges and professional schools.

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Analysis, Latest Trend

More people over 50 shacking up, skipping marriage

April 25, 2012

More couples over 50 are living together.

Shacking up isn’t just for the kids anymore.

The number of people over age 50 who are living together romantically has more than doubled in a decade, from 1.2 million in 2000 to 2.75 million in 2010, according to an analysis of government data done by Bowling Green State University.

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Analysis, Business, Latest Trend

Young women want it all, more than men: Study

April 19, 2012

Young women are now more likely than young men to say a successful, high-paying career is one of the most important things in life in a major reversal from the 1990’s, according to a new Pew Research Center study.

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Analysis, Latest Trend

Only half of first marriages last 20 years: CDC

March 22, 2012

Women have a 52 percent chance that a first marriage would survive for 20 years, while men have a 56% chance.

The divorce rate has remained high even though Americans are marrying older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.

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Analysis, Birth, Culture, Latest Trend

Majority of births among under 30 are to unmarried women

February 18, 2012

Motherhood without marriage has settled deeply into middle America.

Birth to unmarried women used to be called illegitimacy, now it is the new normal. The share of children born to unmarried women has crossed a threshold after steadily rising for five decades: more than half of births to American women under 30 occur outside marriage.

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Analysis, Latest Trend

Interracial marriages in U.S. at record high: study

February 16, 2012

Couples of different race or ethnicity made up a record 8.4 percent of all married couples in 2010.

According to a new Pew Research Center study, marriage between races and ethnic groups has reached an all-time high in the United States as public acceptance has grown.

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Analysis, Human Behavior, Latest Trend

Many single people looking for love, but marriage not a priority

February 3, 2012

Marriage has been declining steadily in the USA for more than 35 years.

Many singles appear to be enjoying their unencumbered and unmarried state that two-thirds aren’t even sure they want to marry, suggests a broad national survey of the dating habits, sexual behaviors and lifestyles of 5,541 single adults across the U.S.

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Analysis, Health & Fitness

Cohabitating couples are happier than married couples

January 20, 2012

Marriage offers little benefit over simply living together without wedding rings.

We’ve all heard married people are happier, but that might not be a reason to rush to get married, according to a new study.

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Analysis, Health & Fitness, Human Behavior, People Making a Difference

7 principles to make a marriage work

January 8, 2012

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work helps couples strengthen their relationships.

Renowned clinical psychologist and marriage researcher John Gottman, Ph.D, reveals what successful relationships look like and features valuable activities to help couples strengthen their relationships in The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, written with Nan Silver.

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Analysis, Economy, Latest Trend

Marriage on the decline in the U.S.

December 14, 2011

New marriages dropped 5% last year.

The number of all U.S. adults who are married has dropped to a record low 51 percent, according to a new report. If the trend continues, the institution will soon lose its majority status in American life.

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